National Stress Awareness Day & a Nightmare

Today is National Stress Awareness Day and I woke up needing to write. FYI: this post is a long one and may be triggering.

I was woken up by a nightmare about my stepdad around 4am.

In the dream, I walked back to my car from the store and sort of felt unease, but didn’t know why. When I tried to start my car, it wouldn’t even turn over, and my hands started to…